The Evil Emperor Pursues His Wife: Sheng Chong Shifei

Chapter 236
Dongyi strongman Quan Yangyi was in a bad mood.After receiving the payment from Shangguan Qing, he did not immediately set off to return to Dongyi, but stayed to negotiate with Chu State, preparing to open up trade between the two sides.His plan is to accumulate war funds through trade, and then launch a war against Chu.Shangguan Qing's view that the increase in commercial activities will reduce the outbreak of war is a joke in Quan Yangyi's mind.

"As long as there is Greek fire, Dongyi will be invincible at sea."

Quan Yangyi tried the sample given to her by Shangguan Qing, and found that the Greek fire could not be extinguished with water, and watering would make the fire bigger. He sent the book back to Dongyi overnight, and Henghuan came to send news a few days ago. Started to build big ships according to the blueprints, and the first batch of Greek fire was prepared with excellent results. Large-scale production and stockpiling have been planned, and strict confidentiality measures have been formulated.

Quan Yangyi felt that there was no need to keep it secret, if Shangguanqing could give it to them, he would definitely give it to the Chu people.

Henghuan suggested killing people to silence them.

"Do you think no one wants to kill Shangguan Qing?" Quan Yangyi's stomach hurts when he mentioned this.

"Did someone make a move?" Heng Huan asked.He is not a silly person, and he heard the meaning of Quan Yangyi's words.

Quan Yangyi said: "A few days ago, the black witch attacked Shangguan Qing, trying to snatch her away and force her to question the undisclosed part of the "Bajing Tulu", and took her to die in Shangguan Qing's big house, and her body was hung outside the east city. .”

"It's that black witch?" Heng Huan was startled.

The vitality ability of the black witch is very disgusting. It may be easy to defeat the black witch, but it is extremely difficult to kill the black witch. Being able to kill such a black witch shows that Shangguan Qing's methods are amazing.

Quan Yangyi said: "This is the capital of Chu State, so it is not convenient for us to do anything."

"Could it be that you just watch her help the state of Chu become stronger?"

"What else? Now we have to wait for the opportunity."

Quan Yangyi couldn't think of a way in a short time, so he sent Henghuan away. He wanted to observe for a while and find out Shangguanqing's flaws, but the longer he stayed, the stronger the depression and dissatisfaction in his heart.The spies he sent went to the department store almost every day, and calculated from the transaction amount that the department store's daily turnover exceeded [-] gold.The cumulative scale of such transactions has formed a force that is huge enough to change the world.

"Thirty thousand gold per day." Every time Quan Yangyi thinks of this, his stomach hurts.

Although a large part of these transactions used the salt rolls issued by Chu State, Quan Yangyi understood after reading Qian Yuan Theory that this kind of paper is endorsed by the state and recognized by the people, and can be used to pay taxes and repay public and private debts , is no different from real gold and silver.

A few days ago, the construction of the straight road from Beijing to Songshan County was completed, which shortened the journey from Beijing to Songshan County to half a day, and the government required all people walking on the straight road to keep to the right side to avoid passing vehicles The flow of people is crowded with each other.

There were also sons of the rich and powerful who did not take the regulations into account, and ran amok on the avenue with four carriages paralleling each other. After being caught by the road patrol, not only their own feet were cut off, but their family members were also implicated.In just one or two days, more than a dozen powerful households were demoted from the capital, half of them were clan nobles.People saw that the emperor attached great importance to the series of projects of the Craftsmanship Division, and they no longer dared to neglect, and cooperated more cautiously.

Inside the Craftsmanship Department, there have also been certain manpower changes. The blacksmith craftsmen were collectively relocated to the new factory in Songshan County, and began to build a larger-scale ironworks.The daily billowing smoke in the capital is less, and the sky seems to be much bluer.Some people applaud this, while some people feel worried, thinking that the country's important weapons should not be placed outside the capital.

Chu Huaitian refuted all the objections and went back. Ever since he saw the power of the shotgun, he made up his mind to develop industry, and regretted the three-year agreement with Shangguan Qing. He hoped that Shangguan Qing could stay in the capital forever. , create wealth for him in the Crafting Department.

After Shangguan Qing checked the accounts that day, a female official came in and reported that someone from Shangguan's family had sent a letter.

Shangguan Qing called someone in, and after asking, she found out that it was Shangguan Wenhe who was looking for her. Although she didn't want to go back to Shangguan's house, Qianqing's father still had to give face.

Shangguan Qing didn't write a reply, just said that he would go the next day, and the servant kowtowed and left.

Turning the other day, Shangguan Qing finished his business affairs in the morning and took a nap in Luantaisi before taking people back to Shangguan's house. There is also Wang Qiushan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Accounting. Shangguan Qing saw Wang Qiushan's gentle and loving smile, and knew that the Ministry of Accounting was short of money again.

Every time the household department's capital turnover fails, the first thing Wang Qiushan thinks of is to ask Shangguan Qing to raise money.

After Shangguan Qing greeted the two elders, the three entered Shangguan Qing together. When passing by the small garden, Shangguan Qing saw the green sprouts growing on the lawn, and suddenly realized that it was already spring.

When Wang Qiushan heard Shangguan Qing's footsteps stop, he turned back and asked, "What's wrong with my niece? Is it because of the situation." He thought that Shangguan Qing hadn't come home for a long time, and his mood fluctuated.

Shangguan Qing shook her head and said: "The flowers are similar every year, and the people are different every year. For me, the scenery here has long been tired."

"Good word, I wonder if there is a full text."

"If you heard it by chance, you must have forgotten it a long time ago." Shangguan Qing remembered that it was a Tang poem, and he didn't remember the author, name, or the full text.

"What a pity." Wang Qiushan shook his head and didn't ask further.

The three sat down in the study room, and a servant brought refreshments. Shangguan Wenhe asked straight to the point: "I heard that the craftsman is printing the Qiongya scroll for the third prince. I want to know what the purpose of this Qiongya scroll is. Does not conflict with salt rolls."

Wang Qiushan pricked up his ears and listened.

They are all seasoned politicians, influenced by Shangguanqing’s thoughts in the past year, they value the money exchange in the court very much. According to the theory of money sources, it is best for a country to have only one currency, and to allow local governments to issue banknotes. It will only make the imperial court lose its control over the place.

Shangguan Qing thought for a while, and still told her preliminary idea, and why she wanted to issue banknotes in Qiongya instead of using salt rolls.It is because the local salt price in Qiongya Military Prefecture is not high. If salt rolls are used in large quantities, some merchants will definitely take advantage of the disadvantages of the different purchasing power of salt rolls on both sides to make profits. Once the credit of salt rolls collapses, all previous efforts will be in vain.

Wang Qiushan heard the way, and interrupted to ask: "Niece Shangguan, can't more salt rolls be issued?" After the beginning of spring, many buildings around the capital that were destroyed in winter were repaired. In previous years, the Ministry of Households did not have so much money. With Shangguan Qing, the Goddess of Wealth, present this year, Shangguan Qing and Wang Qiushan wanted to do better.

Shangguan Qing saw the purpose of the two, and said: "You can give out more salt rolls, but they can't exceed 500 million shi."

(End of this chapter)